Editing Shuku-pattern sentry turret

{{Title|''Shuku''-pattern sentry turret}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Disambig header|Covenant automated turret featured in ''Halo 3''|other types of automated turret employed by various factions|Automated turret}}
{{Weapon infobox
|image={{Pageimage|Snowbound Turret.jpg}}[[File:H3-SnowboundPlasmaTurret.png|300px]]
|manufacturer= [[Assembly Forges]]
|series=
|type= Automated turret{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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|length= {{Convert|19.7|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|width=
|height= {{Convert|78|in|m|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}
|ammotype= Superheated plasma{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|capacity=
|feed=
|operation= Sensor-governed{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|rate= Automatic{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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|service=[[Human-Covenant War]] <br> [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
|hidea=yes
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The '''''Shuku''-pattern sentry turret'''{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} (UNSC [[Type classification system|Type-designation]]: '''Automated Plasma Turret''', '''APT'''){{Ref/Book|Id=Enc09|Enc09|Page=330-331|Detail=See [[#Production notes|production notes]]}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=345|Detail=See [[#Production notes|production notes]]}} is an automated stationary weapon built by the [[Covenant]] for the protection of sectors of interest.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} Among UNSC personnel, they are sometimes nicknamed "'''Plasma Wall'''s".{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
The turret rests on an anti-gravity field emitted from a large tripod. The [[actuator plug]] that drives the weapon functions is considered semi-intelligent, obeying its directives with absolute precision.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFDidact|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-didact-delights|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Didact's Delight|D=18|M=05|Y=2023}} ''Shuku''-pattern turrets are usually placed alongside {{Pattern|A'uo'i|sensor emplacement}} for target acquisition.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=301}}

===Usage===
''Shuku''-pattern turrets were once employed by the [[Covenant]] to guard important outposts. Following the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]] and fall of the [[Covenant]], many turrets remain active at their sectors, ready to engage trespassers that do not transmit the corresponding authorization codes, now impossible to acquire with the fall of ''[[High Charity]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

''Shuku'' turrets are extremely powerful, capable of completely bypassing [[energy shielding]] (including augments such as overshielding) to attack a target directly. This functionality means that they are generally only used at sites where other forms of protection may lack sufficient lethality.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}

==Operational history==
''Shuku''-pattern turrets were deployed in a perimeter surrounding a [[Snowbound|Covenant outpost]] on [[Strilun IV]].{{Ref/Map|H3|Snowbound}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} As of [[2552]], mechanical details of the turret, such as its [[plasma]] ammunition, remain unknown to the [[United Nations Space Command]] - pending [[Treaty of 2552|treaty]] negotiations with the [[Sangheili]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}

==In-game information==
===''Halo 3''===
Sentry turrets are exclusively found on the multiplayer map [[Snowbound]] in ''[[Halo 3]]''. They surround the map's perimeter facing away from the bases in the middle, serving as [[The Guardians]] for the map; if a player attempts to leave the playable area of the map, they shoot them with rapid-fire plasma shots which can kill quickly. They can shoot through [[Bubble Shield (gameplay)|Bubble Shields]], [[Overshield]]s and [[Invincibility]] equipment easily though, as with the [[obelisk]] towers on [[Sandtrap]]/[[Sandbox]], can be overloaded and rendered nonfunctional [[Overload glitch (Halo 3)|via a glitch]].

==Production notes==
*In the ''Pimps at Sea'' (November 17th, 2006) build of ''Halo 3'', the turrets guarding the Covenant base are seen "scanning" the outside area, but they don't attack any player that tries going outside of the map, as there's an invisible wall nearby.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=Pimps|kV0Z6RKevbw|The Vengeful 'Vadam |Full Analysis of the Halo 3 "Pimps At Sea" Alpha|T=4139}}
*In the original [[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)|2009]] and [[Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition)|2011 editions]] of the ''Halo Encyclopedia'', a text panel discussing the ''Shuku'' sentry turret can be found in the section on Covenant turrets. The text in the section discusses the ''Shuku'', referencing in-game effects from its ''[[Halo 3]]'' incarnation such as its ability to shoot through bubble shields, overshields, and invincibility power-ups; however, the image provided to represent the turret is erroneously a {{Pattern|Zo'op|Weevil}} artillery piece from ''[[Halo 2]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}

==Gallery==
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<gallery>
File:H3 Snowbound Turret Concept.jpg|''Halo 3'' concept art.
File:Snowbound Turret.jpg|A ''Shuku''-pattern sentry turret on Snowbound.
File:H3 Turret and Sensor Array.jpg|A group of sentry turrets on Snowbound.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
{{Covenant heavy weapons}}
[[Category:Covenant weapons]]
[[Category:Plasma weapons]]